What color is #130A19?

#130A19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130A19?

The RGB value is 19, 10, 25: 19 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130A19?

The complementary color is #10190A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130A19 color

#130A19 rgb(19, 10, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #130A19 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.9% green and 9.8% blue (19, 10, 25).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 43% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#130A19 color codes

HEX	`#130A19`
RGB	`rgb(19, 10, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 43%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 60%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 60%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.85, 6.06, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.85, 9.47, 309.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.553, 0.426, 0.973)`
Decimal	`1247769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130A19, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #130A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #130A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130a19; }
.text { color: #130a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 10 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130a19, #190a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #130A19?: #130A19 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130A19?: The RGB value is 19, 10, 25: 19 red, 10 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130A19?: The complementary color is #10190A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.